Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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The House met at 10 a. m. and was
opened with prayer by Rev. Joseph Stem
ger, OF the Catholic Church.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
the following ii. BIS:
No. 81, concerning the charter of the
CITY of Charlestown; "A, concerning pro-
hibition aud certiOrdri; n, defining the
duties of justices and constables in cases
of unlawful detainer, and g, So, 92 and
l29, with the recommendation that they
do pass.
MIR. Shaw, from the Committee on Edu-
ton, submitted the following:
''ResoIred, That the Committee on Edu-
cation be requested to inquire into the
expediency of abolishing corporal punish
ment in the public schools, and report by
bill or Otherwise as inexpedient to legis-
late upon.
The committee also reported II. b. 1877,
relating to the School District of Parkers-
burg" with the recommendation that it
do pass, and II. B. LOG, "A bill to estab-
lish the Independent School District OF
Beverly" with the Recommendation that
it do pass.
Mr.. Davisson, from the Committee on
Mining, submitted II. b. Dos, "A bill to
provide for the weighing or measuring OF
all coal at the mines, aud for the prOtec-
ton of miners and others engaged In the
mining of Goa, =" with the recommendation
that it do pass.
Mr.. McClung, from the Committee on
State Boundaries, reported II. b. 140, Ito
provide for the acceptance and contirma-
ton of the reports of the joint boundary
commission on the boundary lines between
West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with
the recommendation that it do pass; ii. B.
1876, "A bill in regard to establishing 4
boundary line between the States of West
Virginia and Maryland, with an appropri-
alton for expenses of the same, with a
recommendation that it do pass; ii. B. 1876,
Tin regard TO establishing boundary line
between the States of West Virginia and
Virgins" with the recommendation that
the bill pass.
Mr.. Chancellor, from the Committee on
Counties, Districts and Municipal Corpora
tions, reported II. b. 122, referring ito
County Courts, their powers and duties in
relation to requiring maps and surveys
made of their counties, and recommend
ed that the bill substituted do pass. Also
II. b. No. rs, concerning toll bridges,
water courses and mills, with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were presented:
From the Committee on Mines and Min.
ing II. Il. POS, requiring all owners of
mines to have all coal mined therefrOm
weighed before it is screened, and also re-
quiring the mine owners to supply sufli-
cient quantity of props for use by the
miners.
By Mr. Gorrell-H. i. 206, requiring
State license for the keeping OF hotel,
tavern, eating house, skating rink, bowl
ing alley, billiard table, pool tables and
tables of like kind, and for the selling of
any spirituous liquors which will produce
intoxicatiOn.
BY Mr.. Gorrell-H. b. 2O7, requiring q
State license for the selling of hard cider.
By Mr. PeCk-H. i. POS, making it q
misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not
more than $50, for a person to dig ginseng
or other medical roots, on the lands OF an
other in the counties of Pocahontas, Green
brier, Webster and Nicholas, without the
consent of the owner is first obtained.
By Mr. McWhorter-H. b. 200, prOhib-
iting the use of ferrets in hunting, catch
ing, killing, or in any other way destroy
ing rabbits or other small game.
By Mr.. Hager-H. B. 2l0, providing
for the writ of certiOrdri by the Circuit
Court, to all orders and judgments of town
councils, county courts, and Justices of the
Peace, whereby they may be reviewed by
the Circuit Court, and in the case of JUS
tees where the judgment Is for SIS or
less sum.
By Mr.. Kellar-H. B. 2ll, making it
unlawful for certain stock to run at large,
and making the owner thereof liable i'll
damages for injury or destruction of prop
erty thereby.
by Mr.. Smith,. i. 2l2, providing for
compensation for the Receiver of Courts at
such per centage of the amount received
and invested, or paid out by him in each
case as the Court may direct, not exceeding
per cent on the first $500, p per cent. on
the residue up to and including the sum
of 81, 600, and II per cent on the excess
of such fund over 81 200 for receiving and
investing the same.
Mr.. Young offered II. j. X. II, PRO
viding for joint committee of the two
Houses to investigate the management of
the West Virginia Hospital for the In
sane"
The resolution was ordered to lie over
one day under the rules.
Mr.. McWhOrter offered the following,
which was referred:
WHEREAS, The Code of lS6S has been
largely superseded by subsequent lcgisla-
ton, and
WHEREAS, The Acts of 1881 and 1882,
which contain many Of the amendments TO
the said Code, are substantially exhausted,
and
WHEREAS, It's important that the Laws
of this State he, rs far us possible, in one
volume and distributed at the public ex-
pense to the State and county officers.
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Judiciary he instructed to enquire into the
expediency of enacting law providing for
the purchase by the State of twenty-five
hundred copies of new edition of Warth's
Code, TO be distributed and disposed of as
required by law for the distribution of the
Acts of the Legislature-such new edition
to embrace all laws OF the State Of gener-
al and permanent nature, including those
passed At the present session of the Legis-
lature, and to contain snch notifications
of the edition now eXtant AZ in the opinion
of the committee may he necessary and
proper, including more thorough and
comprehensive index, and that they report
by bill or otherwise, as they shall think
fit.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Young offered resolution in rela-
ton repayment of Captain Daniel GOuld's
Company c, Of the Sd Regiment West
Virginia militia, who were captured at
Centerville, in the county of Uphur, West
Virginia, on the 10Th day of September,
1868.
PETITION.
Mr. Whitaker presented the petition of
c. WOseman, of Ohio county, Master
Workman, Garfield Local Assembly
Knights of Labor, asking for the repeal of
license tax on cigars, tobacco and snuff.
The petition was referred to Committee on
Taxation and Finance